Get Linus' Attention

[GrandAdmiralThrawn]

I am trying to get a hold of Linus to invite him to my Linux class' space launch, where we will be launching a Raspberry PI with various sensors to the upper stratosphere as a final class project mid May of 2018. The PI would be running an amateur radio HAT to transmit telemetry that we'll decode using Linux systems. We use a lot of LMG videos in our curriculum, and would love to host the star who inspired millions to explore the field of Information Technology.

 

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Edited March 9, 2018 by wkdpaul

[thelordofwarr]

I'm currently planning our Build for my graduation project, we are going to build a hybrid fueled rocket, with an arduino. but the arduino is just there to please open the parachute. It may or may not be able of stratospheric flight, depends on the tank size and TWR

[RollinLower]

@LinusTech is his handle on here, but you can probably reach him easier over on twitter or something.

[SlipperyPete]

this is really cool. Linus doesnt check notifications but he does frequent the forum. 

[Kallahan11]

4 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

I'm currently planning our Build for my graduation project, we are going to build a hybrid fueled rocket, with an arduino. but the arduino is just there to please open the parachute. It may or may not be able of stratospheric flight, depends on the tank size and TWR

You hanging out with these guys? https://www.youtube.com/user/altimaxfresser/featured not many German high power groups that I know of. Getting above 12km is tough enough with solids, I hope you have experienced mentors, there's only one Tripoli club with just an email for contact info http://www.tripoli.org/Prefectures/mapID/3/hsid/2/shsc/True . Not often my other hobby (High power Rocketry) gets a mention here. I'm willing to help answer any questions you have but I have no Hybrid experience as solids are easy to get a hold of here and are far less complicated, I'm level 3 certified with Tripoli and NAR btw. 

[thelordofwarr]

1 minute ago, Kallahan11 said:

You hanging out with these guys? https://www.youtube.com/user/altimaxfresser/featured not many German high power groups that I know of. Getting above 12km is tough enough with solids, I hope you have experienced mentors, there's only one Tripoli club with just an email for contact info http://www.tripoli.org/Prefectures/mapID/3/hsid/2/shsc/True . Not often my other hobby (High power Rocketry) gets a mention here. I'm willing to help answer any questions you have but I have no Hybrid experience as solids are easy to get a hold of here and are far less complicated, I'm level 3 certified with Tripoli and NAR btw. 

Well, our solution is very scetchy and the stratospheric flight would only be possible if we put some engineering into it. As I'm the only one in my group that knows anything about rockets eh. Also it's our A-level project, I didn't study Aerospace engineering (I probably will). Our mentors are me and ballistic proof shields to cover. Tbh they have no idea what they are doing, or how that is working but they just do what i tell them to. So you can imagine, 3 17 year old guys, two know nothing about rockets, build a hybrid rocket featuring parafin wax and NO2 

[thelordofwarr]

Again, tbh we will just throw what we have on it as soons as we get some sponsors, otherwise we will stick to our current "pressure tank welding" solution, 

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@LinusTech 

[A Silver]

@LinusTech Also try contacting him through twitter

[GrandAdmiralThrawn]

5 minutes ago, A Silver said:

@LinusTech Also try contacting him through twitter

I would, if I had one

[TetraSky]

1 hour ago, GrandAdmiralThrawn said:

I would, if I had one

Takes a few seconds to make one. Even if you don't use it, it can be useful to have one these days, same with a facebook account. If only to log into some websites without having to create yet another account because they allow logins through facebook/twitter.

And lets face it, if you use that method to log into places, I would feel safer using a facebook/twitter login than my Google or Steam login.

[Canada EH]

3 hours ago, GrandAdmiralThrawn said:

I am trying to get a hold of Linus to invite him to my Linux class' space launch, where we will be launching a Raspberry PI with various sensors to the upper stratosphere as a final class project mid May of 2018. The PI would be running an amateur radio HAT to transmit telemetry that we'll decode using Linux systems. We use a lot of LMG videos in our curriculum, and would love to host the star who inspired millions to explore the field of Information Technology.

 

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Where are you?

Linus can make time for it no doubt.

[13CA350]

3 hours ago, GrandAdmiralThrawn said:

I am trying to get a hold of Linus to invite him to my Linux class' space launch, where we will be launching a Raspberry PI with various sensors to the upper stratosphere as a final class project mid May of 2018. The PI would be running an amateur radio HAT to transmit telemetry that we'll decode using Linux systems. We use a lot of LMG videos in our curriculum, and would love to host the star who inspired millions to explore the field of Information Technology.

 

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You could email info@linusmediagroup.com

[LogicalDrm]

Don't keep your hopes up. With Computex, LTX and new CPU launches going to be close to summertime, they have much going around. Also the fact to Linus isn't that into scientific part of tech world. They haven't done anything requiring much coding and stuff like that, and Linus is teams least knowledged when talking about anything more complicated than building basic workstation. I mean, he even uses outside export for server and networking gear.

[Tsuki]

http://www.linusmediagroup.com/contact/

[Canada EH]

 

3 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Linus is teams least knowledged when talking about anything more complicated than building basic workstation.

3 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

he even uses outside export for server and networking gear.

Yup thanks for pointing that out.

 

I am 188% positive, our great Lman will make time

 

Just remember, you can guarantee he will be late!

[GrandAdmiralThrawn]

On 3/9/2018 at 1:38 PM, Canada EH said:

 

Where are you?

Linus can make time for it no doubt.

It is in Tooele, Utah. We'd probably be launching from Dougway though.

[LogicalDrm]

8 hours ago, GrandAdmiralThrawn said:

It is in Tooele, Utah. We'd probably be launching from Dougway though.

Aaand unless you pay Linus to get there, it will be nope. For company CEO and main host every day except holidays/weekends is for making money. So all the time they spend on travellling costs money. Unless they can pontentially make money off the trip or someone pays for the trip, its not worth it. While you see Linus doing short trips to NY or Seattle, those are either partially sponsored/paid (Amazon, Sennheiser, LG, BMW and so on) or its purely closed press conference to give heads up by AMD, Intel, Nvidia and likes.

[Canada EH]

Vacation time perhaps

Goodwill out of his heart

still a 0.0000000001% chance

maybe make another filler video

[LinusTech]

6 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Aaand unless you pay Linus to get there, it will be nope. For company CEO and main host every day except holidays/weekends is for making money. So all the time they spend on travellling costs money. Unless they can pontentially make money off the trip or someone pays for the trip, its not worth it. While you see Linus doing short trips to NY or Seattle, those are either partially sponsored/paid (Amazon, Sennheiser, LG, BMW and so on) or its purely closed press conference to give heads up by AMD, Intel, Nvidia and likes.

Not always. The Amazon trip was not sponsored or paid in any way other than that we thought the video would perform well, so we figured it was worth the effort.

 

Edit: in response to the OP, it's probably not very likely. Just not really our topic focus right now. Otherwise u never know.

[Murasaki]

[KieuVanQuan]

On 3/9/2018 at 6:16 PM, thelordofwarr said:

I'm currently planning our Build for my graduation project, we are going to build a hybrid fueled rocket, with an arduino. but the arduino is just there to please open the parachute. It may or may not be able of stratospheric flight, depends on the tank size and TWR

 

Are you really Jay?

[thelordofwarr]

No, I'm his spirit you know.

 

 

 

 

 

No I'm not jay and I don't pretend so I just like his videos and I wanted a profile picture with sth that I like. My therapist always says:"be sure to look at things you like at least 2-3 times a day"

 

[Allycat]

OP what about asking Everyday astronaut or EJ_SA if there schedules allow. Both have big space followers and would get your project out to those in aerospace. 

[Canada EH]

The OP feels blessed he was typed about by Linus himself.